In August of the sixth year of the revolution, Jingshi.

The war that broke out in the far north, no matter how tortuous and bizarre it was, could not affect the stability of the capital after all, and for the people who had been war-torn for a long time, the rare stability was their greatest blessing, and the implementation of the new policy also made their living conditions a little better.

Therefore, when Ning Yu led the Praetorian Guard Division to Tianjin by sea, the situation he saw was much better than the last time, at least the smiles on the faces of the people were from the heart.

"Hi, when the north was pacified, there was a shortage of food in Jingshi for a long time, everyone had vegetables on their faces, and there was also the tragic incident of cannibalism, and now I think about it, I am quite sighing."

On the royal chariot, Ning Yu looked at the people outside the window, but couldn't help but sigh to the queen Cui Xi beside him, not because of how good he did, but from the bottom of his heart, he felt that in fact, the people really wanted very little, but their lives were always very difficult.

Under all kinds of existential threats, the people will be so interested in the prosperous times recorded in the history books or passed down by word of mouth, in the final analysis, it is precisely because they can't get them that they will hype up those ethereal prosperous times.

However, after really clearing the fog of the times, we will find that those so-called prosperous times are essentially a period of history full of holes, and its true appearance is not very beautiful, but because it has been written and ink by the literati, it has become the so-called prosperous dynasty.

Even if Ning Yu maintains the status quo for now and does nothing more, after a hundred years, people will still miss the current prosperity.

But in fact, at present, Ningyu can only let the people barely eat for the time being, and there is no talk of essentially improving the living standards of the people, and once the new policy stalls, the situation will soon be overturned.

Cui Ji This was the first time she had come to Jingshi, she couldn't help but look out the window a few more times, and said softly: "Your Majesty? After all, the rice is one bite at a time? As long as it comes little by little, it can change the status quo after all. ”

Speaking of which? She couldn't help but tilt her head? smiled: "A few days ago, how many maids did I put back to visit relatives after returning to the palace?" It is said that the people in my hometown are much better now, as long as they are diligent and willing to work? Didn't starve to death? These are the merits of His Majesty. ”

Ning Yu smiled lightly, and didn't say anything more at the moment, the frame rushed all the way to the palace, according to the usual practice, he still lived in Changchun Garden? to deal with important military and political matters.

"Your Majesty? Xiao Celing wrote to ask His Majesty to send a large army to rescue him, he has been besieged by Gece for more than a month, and Yining is not a fortified fortress, so I am afraid that he will not be able to support it for too long......."

Ujikei replied respectfully, because the Privy Council was on the emperor's tour? Will a streamlined group of privy councillors be sent to the emperor to present a series of important military and political affairs to the emperor? Therefore, Ujijing naturally has to be driven, but the work of continuous rotation? His eyes were a little red.

Ning Yu quickly took the excerpt and simply read it? Only then did he say softly: "I heard that Nian Qianyao's head has been sent over?" ”

"That's right? This thief has been wiped out? Its head was also given to Xiao Celing, and I heard that Xiao Celing personally went out of the city to defeat a Ge Tze's army in order to see the head, and then accepted our people into the city. ”

When Ujijing said this, his face couldn't help but show a little weirdness, but he seemed to think of something.

Ning Yu snorted lightly, directly turned the fold over on the table, and said softly: "It's nothing more than acting, he understands that I won't let him pass easily, so he will cooperate with me to play such a play....... If he really won over Götze so easily, what would I think of him in the future? ”

"A tiger that hasn't had its teeth pulled out yet? Or an eagle that has not had its wings removed? ”

Ning Yu sneered: "If he wants to live, he has to beg me to believe that he has gone to the minions, Ujijing, tell the Ninth Division, don't rush north to break the siege, first sweep away the remnants of the surrounding forces to me!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Just as Ujijing continued to report some movements on the battlefield in the north, there were two black-clothed men standing outside the palace, both wearing hats on their heads, one of them lifted the hat, it was Ning Luoyuan, the current shadow leader, and the other person had been standing in the shadows under the corridor, silently.

Ning Luoyuan suddenly spoke: "Please also pay attention to Her Royal Highness Princess, Your Majesty's time is precious, and you don't have many opportunities." ”

The man in black lifted the hood from his face, revealing a face that was enough to make people panic, and there was a hint of cunning in her blue eyes, and she was Princess Elizabeth, who had traveled thousands of miles to Beijing.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, is it an old man?"

Elizabeth bit her lip lightly and spoke a non-fluent Chinese, which she had been learning since the beginning of her escape, but her face was still a little unnatural.

The reason why she chose to follow the shadow people to the East was largely due to despair of the current political situation in Russia, especially the counteroffensive posture launched by the conservatives, which made Elizabeth understand that the overall situation was irreparable.

Of course, Elizabeth would prefer to get help from Western countries, but the situation is changing too quickly, and the actions of Western countries are obviously much slower, but it is to let the Eastern Chinese take the lead, so she naturally has no other choice. It's just that the thought of the other party being an old man makes Elizabeth feel a little sad in her heart.

Ning Luoyuan smiled slightly, and did not answer Elizabeth's question, but deliberately deviated from the topic, and said: "Her Royal Highness the princess came to the east the original way, and in the future, you will have the opportunity to see more of the scene of my Celestial Empire, which has a different flavor than your country, but it seems that whether Her Royal Highness the princess can return to St. Petersburg in the future seems to be up for debate." ”

Elizabeth was slightly stunned, but before she could speak, a civil official wearing a red official uniform came out of the hall, he first glanced at Ning Luoyuan, and then looked at Elizabeth, and then said softly: "Your Majesty has an order, please Lord Ning and Her Royal Highness the Princess to meet you." ”

The two hurriedly marched towards the hall under the leadership of the civil official, and after only walking a few dozen steps, Ning Luoyuan stopped, and Elizabeth also stopped, she couldn't help but look up curiously, but found a young man in his early twenties, looking at him with a smile on his face, and his eyes seemed to reveal a little surprise.

Indeed, for Ning Yu, when he saw Princess Elizabeth for the first time, he was indeed amazed, this woman deserves to be known as the pearl of European princesses, just from the perspective of appearance, she is even better than Cui Xi and Chen Caiwei, and her exotic style makes her even more charming.

"Chen Ning Luo has seen Your Majesty from afar."

"Elizabeth has seen Your Majesty."

Just after a brief glance contact, the two hurriedly saluted.

Ning Yu raised her hand lightly and said, "The princess came the way she came, and she was supposed to be greeted by me, but things are busy and entangled, and she really can't leave, so please don't be surprised." ”

Elizabeth nodded lightly and looked at Ning Yu with burning eyes, "Your Majesty, if you can send someone to bring me from thousands of miles away to Dachu, I believe you should understand my situation very well, in fact, until now, I don't understand why all this happened." ”

"You mean Menshikov staged a coup d'état? Or did I send someone to bring you here? ”

Ning Yu had a slight smile on his face, he knew that Elizabeth was by no means what the world said she was, in fact, she was a very smart and skillful woman.

To deal with such a woman, it is useless to spend time playing tricks, only by going straight can you completely subdue her.

Sure enough, when Ning Yu talked about the Menshikov coup, Elizabeth's eyes were slightly flustered, because the speculation that she had been unable to believe for a long time finally came true, that is, behind the Menshikov coup, there was a conspiracy of the Chinese people.

I have to say, this is a very scary thing.

Because no matter which angle you interpret it, it can be explained that at least one point, the Chinese people's understanding of the Russian Empire is deeper than they imagined, and has even quietly penetrated into the upper echelons of the Russian Empire.

But the country is still at war with the Russian Empire, so this is simply a chilling thing.

Elizabeth sorted out her thoughts almost in a moment, she held back the doubts in her heart, and reluctantly smiled: "Your Majesty should understand what I mean, but now that the Menshikov coup is a thing of the past, I am more concerned about the reason why Your Majesty asked people to bring me here." ”

Ning Yu smiled, but walked down from the throne, he put his hands behind his back as if he was strolling leisurely, and said softly as he walked: "Although you don't ask about the Menshikov coup, I still want to say that this matter is not planned by my Da Chu behind the scenes, at most we just stuffed some firewood into the fire." ”

"Firewood?"

Elizabeth's eyes were full of puzzlement, and she looked like a little squirrel trying to steal food.

"That's right, in fact, this matter has a lot to do with your father, as a generation of emperors, although he is a senior I need to respect, but in the way of governing the country, he is not as wise as you think, in fact, your current predicament is caused by your father."

Ning Yu ignored Elizabeth's resentful eyes and continued: "If it weren't for the coup d'état between your mother and Menshikov back then, I'm afraid that this day would have come sooner rather than later, and not until today, do you think Menshikov just launched a rebellion for his own ambitions?" ”

"Isn't that so? This insidious villain! ”

At the mention of Menshikov, Elizabeth couldn't help but be angry, in her opinion, the source of all this was this Marshal Menshikov.

Ning Yu shook his head and said softly: "Menshikov is very clear about his situation, once he loses power, then the conservatives will definitely not let him go, and the most serious blow to him is that Peter II, who he personally helped to ascend the throne, actually betrayed him...... In fact, even if Menshikov does not choose a coup d'état, he will at least have to be exiled, and as for you, your fate will never change much. ”

Elizabeth was silent, her face was a little sad, it wasn't that she couldn't understand these words, but no one had ever been able to tell her.

As the daughter of Peter the Great, she was destined to suffer more ordeals.

Ning Yu looked at the bright girl in front of her, but she thought of the Elizabeth Empress in history, in another world, she experienced countless conspiracies and tricks, and finally chose to devote herself to the conspiracy, and successfully took back everything that Peter the Great left behind, which can be called a very legendary life.

It's just that the Empress Elizabeth of that era, who never married, only favored a Ukrainian singer in her later years, and may not be very happy.

"Elizabeth, I have sent you to China for the simple reason that Russia is my enemy."

Ning Yu's voice was as flat as water, and even when he talked about the enemy, he didn't have any emotional fluctuations, "And you, as a descendant of Peter the Great, will be the most qualified person to inherit the Russian throne after Peter II, I can support you, defeat Anna, and make you the new empress of the Russian Empire." ”

"The new Empress? Isn't it the new puppet? ”

Elizabeth sneered and said, "Your Majesty the Great Emperor, you are indeed an enemy of the Russian Empire, because you are trying to control the entire Russian Empire through me, but you must not forget that I am also a woman of the Romanlov family, and I am also the daughter of Peter the Great - I will never give in." ”

Ning Yu smiled slightly, "What if you give in or not?" Even if I let you go now, do you think you'll make it to Moscow alive? What Anna wants to see most now is probably your head! ”

Elizabeth was silent, she didn't have to defend anything at all, otherwise she wouldn't have come here. The reason why she said this was also to explain to Ning Yu that she was not an ordinary bargaining chip, and at least she needed to use more things to measure her value.

Ning Yu walked up to Elizabeth and looked at the face in front of him like a porcelain doll, but he had a bad taste, he stretched out his fingers and gently hooked the other party's face, as if a prodigal young man was molesting a girl from a good family.

"In cooperation with me, Romanov is still Romanlov, and the Russian Empire is still the Russian Empire!"

"And what does Your Majesty want?"

Elizabeth bravely raised her head and looked at the young man in front of her, but her heart involuntarily fluttered.

"You."

Just when Elizabeth's face turned red in an instant, Ning Yu let go of his hand, turned his hand and laughed loudly, and said while laughing: "You need to help me do one thing, go to Vladivostok to help me persuade the local Russian army to surrender, and when they surrender, they will be your descendants." ”

Elizabeth was only a twenty-year-old girl after all, and she was already extremely angry when she was teased like this, and she shouted to Ning Yu: "No, with my current identity, they won't listen to me at all, let alone choose to surrender." ”

"If you can't, I won't work with you."

Ning Yu sat down at the table, writing something quickly with a pen while speaking coldly.

"After all, waste has no value in existing, does it?"